A Patient with Septic Shock Has a Urine Output of 20

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient with septic shock has a urine output of 20 mL/hr for the past 3 hours. The pulse rate is 120 and the central venous pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure are low. Which of these orders by the health care provider will the nurse question?

• A) Give furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV.
• B) Increase normal saline infusion to 150 mL/hr.
• C) Administer hydrocortisone (SoluCortef) 100 mg IV.
• D) Prepare to give drotrecogin alpha (Xigris) 24 mcg/kg/hr.

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